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Mobile banking, e-wallets drive 12% growth in Pakistan digital payments

  • Pakistan, home to one of the world’s largest unbanked populations, has undertaken several reforms to document and digitize economy
  • Retail transactions witnessed an 11% increase in volume from Oct. till Dec. 2024, with digital channels processing 88% of transactions
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh sign ‘landmark’ agreement to strengthen capital market cooperation

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Pakistani stocks, currency appreciate in response to Islamabad-IMF staff-level agreement 

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Pakistan says seeking investment and technical support from China, not aid

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